Faunalytics Index – January 2024

Author: Faunalytics | Published: January 3, 2024

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This month's Faunalytics Index provides facts and stats about companion cat behavior, COVID-19 in the meatpacking sector, vegan fish products, and more.

Each month, our Faunalytics Index provides a round-up of data, statistics, and facts gleaned from the most recent research we’ve covered in our library. Our aim is to give you a quick overview of some of the most eye-catching and informative bits of data that could help you be more effective in your advocacy for animals.

If you want to know more about any given statistic, follow the links below, read the source articles, and dive deeper into the issues.

€120 Million

The estimated cost of using kill methods to eradicate cats from a 1,500 square kilometre island in Europe. The cost for a trap-neuter-release program would be significantly cheaper and more humane.

270%

The percentage of land use increase that would result from transitioning the U.S. cow farming industry from feedlots to intensive grazing.

90%

The percentage of the animals in Gorongosa National Park who were killed by the end of the civil war in Mozambique in 1992. Today, animal populations in the park exceed pre-war levels.

64%

The percentage of cat guardians who report problems like aggression, scratching, and home soiling. When they do seek help, research has found that many guardians can’t, or won’t, implement the recommended solutions.

89%

The percentage of meatpacking workers from a plant in Nebraska who came down with COVID-19 in the summer of 2020 who were racial or ethnic minorities, despite white workers making up 39% of the population.

$12 Million

United States sales of vegan fish products in in 2020. Investments in the space are increasing significantly.

20%

The percentage increase of animal advocacy study summaries we plan to publish in 2024.

100+

The number of individual advocates and organization who were helped directly by Faunalytics through our pro-bono support and Office Hours program.

641,866

The number of page views to our Research Library in 2023.

$1,000,000

The estimate of additional donations that Faunalytics could effectively use (beyond their projected revenue) through 2025.

You can explore an archive of our past Faunalytics Indexes here.

Meet the Author: Faunalytics

Faunalytics is a nonprofit research organization dedicated to helping animals by providing useful information to advocates to help them increase their impact.

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